St. Johns Christian Academy To Name Dr. Jerry Brown As head Football Coach

Week 2 High School Honor Roll AAAAA Player of the Week: Greenwood quarterback Tristan Lewis passed for a school-record 423 yards and five touchdowns in Greenwood’s one-point win over Dorman. Lewis also tallied 75 yards on the ground. AAAAA Honor Roll Tyler Meyers, Cane Bay, 146 yards rushing, TD Tyrell Bess, Cane Bay, 15 total tackles Jachin Davis, Stratford, 145 yards passing, 2 TD;140 yards rushing, 2 TD Maliq McGowan, Stratford, 180 all-purpose yards, 2 TD Finn Gunter, Lucy Beckham, 189 yards passing, 2 TD Jaden Gethers, Lucy Beckham, 126 all-purpose yards, 2 TD Connor Dantzler, James Island, 12-of-17 passing, 227 yards, 3 TD Trevor Kalisz, Ashley Ridge, 136 yards passing, 1 TD; 35 yards rushing, TD Ryan Campbell, Ashley Ridge, 250 yards rushing, TD Jagger Spivey, Ashley Ridge, 101 yards receiving LJ Washington, Berkeley, 127 yards rushing, TD Keller Wofford, Berkeley, 165 yards passing, 2 TD Cooper Kafina, Summerville, 239 yards passing, 3 TD Jayven Williams, Summerville, 113 yards rushing, 2 TD Jaiden Kelly-Murray, Summerville, 6 receptions, 180 yards, 2 TD; 36 yards rushing Xavier Means, Northwestern, 250 passing yards, 3 TD; 147 rushing yards, 2 TD Nigel Smith, Northwestern, 114 yards rushing, TD KamVance, Northwestern, 13 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD Nick Means, Dorman, 163 yards rushing, 4 TD Ashton Chapman, Ridge View, 232 yards passing, TD Jaxon Knotts, Dutch Fork, 295 yards passing, 3 TD;47 yards rushing, TD Stone Furrey, Dutch Fork, 6 receptions, 158 tards, TD Jay Duncan, Greenwood, 13 receptions, 167 yards, 3 TD Jaiden Bryant, Irmo, 2 defensive TD, 14 tackles, 3 sacks Tripp Bryant, Greenville, 138 passing yards, 2 TD; 53 rushing yards Trenton Lynch, Spartanburg, 160 yards rushing, 3 TD Matt Kucia, Indian Land, 145 yards passing, 3 TD Jamel Horton, Indian Land, 115 yards rushing, TD Jovan Howard, Westwood, 4 TD rushing Josian Coleman, Easley, 220 yards passing,3 TD Kason Cannupp, Nation Ford, 306 yards passing Hayden Myers, River Bluff, 201 yards rushing, TD Brayden Moore, River Bluff, 193 yards passing, TD Broden Mitcheson, Fort Mill, 134 yards rushing, TD EJ Richardson, Lugoff-Elgin, 143 all-purpose yards, 3 TD Josh Kahl, Boiling Springs, 191 passing yards, 3 TD AAAA Player of the Week: Bluffton QB Aedan McCarthy completed 18-of-28 passes for 459 yards and 4 TD in his team’s win. AAAA Honor Roll Quinn Mahoney, Bishop England, 247 yards passing, 44 yards rus+5hing, 4 TD Messiah Jackson, South Florence, 209 passing yards, 2 TD; 2 TD rushing Cameron James, South Florence, 115 yards rushing, 2 TD Jayuan Perkins, South Florence, 153 receiving yards, 2 TD Amare Patterson, Bluffton, 3 receptions, 161 yards, 2 TD Logan Bragg, Laurens, 150 passing yards, TD Jace Grass, Daniel, 314 passing yards, 4 TD Trey Wimbley, Daniel, 7 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD Xaver Geter, Midland Valley, 301 passing yards, 2 TD Preston Smith, Midland Valley, 132 yards rushing, TD Jaylen Washington, Midland Valley, 115 yards receiving, 2 TD Bryston Newton, Midland Valley, 12 tackles, 4 TFL Tylin Drakeford, Camden, 136 yards rushing, 2 TD Navier Boykin, Camden, 128 yards rushing, TD Roper Wentsky, AC Flora, 4 TD passes Gavin Thomas, Seneca, 163 passing yards, 3 TD Amari Verner, Seneca, 179 yards rushing, 3 TD Tyler Waller, Gray Collegiate, 165 yards passing, TD Trevon Williamson, Gray Collegiate, 134 yards rushing, TD Calvin Wofford, Crestwood, 134 yards rushing Carnell Warren, Bluffton, 6 receptions, 173 yards, 2 TD Sean Mitchell, May River, 194 yards rushing, 2TD Jayvin Risher, Hilton Head, 159 yards rushing, 2 TD AAA Player of the Week: Kenton Caldwell, Newberry : Bulldogs QB rushed for 206 yards and passed for 191 yards and two touchdowns as his team improved to 3-0. AAA Honor Roll Aiden Manavian, Oceanside Collegiate, 21-of-24, 297 yards passing, 2 TD Terence Johnson, Oceanside Collegiate, 9 receptions, 154 yards Noah Thomas, BHP, 201 passing yards, TD Cam Robinson, BHP, 91 rush yards, 2 TD T. Watson-Martin, BHP, 117 yards rushing, TD Kenton Caldwell, Newberry, 206 yards rushing, 191 yards passing, 2 TD Hunter O’Neal, Keenan, 426 yards rushing, 5 TD Max Anderson, Mountain View Prep, 269 yards passing, 3 TD Mak Anderson, Mountain View Prep, 153 yards rushing, 4 TD Mack Rambo, St. Joseph’s, 114 yards rushing, 2 TD Sam Patterson, St. Joseph’s, 175 receiving yards, 2 TD Tre Blakeney, Marlboro County, 144 yards passing, TD Judd Windham, Christ Church, 167 yards passing, TD Connor Davis, Woodruff, 243 passing yards, 3 TD Aiden Gibson, Woodruff, 132 yards rushing, 2 TD Kori Moates, Woodruff, 11 receptions, 154 yards, 2 TD Zamire Gerald, Loris, 222 yards passing, 5 TD Khalid Sherman, Loris, 139 yards receiving, 2 TD Tripp Gallus, Hanahan, 155 yards passing Lorenzo Kitching, North Charleston, 205 yards rushing, 2 TD AA Player of the Week: Jamijae Karim, Liberty: rushed for 165 yards and scored four touchdowns as the Red Devils knocked off AAAA Pickens, 42-17. AA Honor Roll Caleb Feaster, Chester, 225 yards rushing, 2 TD Dwayne Louellen, Central, 160 yards passing, 3 TD Aiden Short, Central, 113 yards rushing, TD Jakari Holloman, Central, 107 yards rushing, 2 TD Kamauri Jones, Fairfield Central, 100 passing yards, 55 rushing yards Kenyan Douglas, Fairfield Central, 3 rushing TD Tarell Grant, Hampton County, 159 yards passing, 2 TD Jayden Singletary, Hampton County, 131 yards rushing, 3 TD Ty Foster, Landrum, 235 yards passing Braylon Revis, Landrum, 157 yards rushing, TD Jamijae Karim, Liberty, 165 yards rushing, 4 TD Kendall Jackson, Liberty, 133 yards rushing, 2 TD Tanner Elrod, Liberty, 101 yards rushing Bryce Adams, Chesterfield, 211 passing yards, 3 TD Greg Rushing, Chesterfield, 155 yards rushing, 2 TD Owen George, Academic Magnet, 131 yards rushing, 2 TD; 77 yards passing Class A Player of the Week – Jayden Johnson, Ware Shoals , led his team to a 3-0 start with a 20-12 win over Landrum…rushed for 154 yards and passed for 130 yards Class A Honor Roll Tyler Harris, Cross, 148 yards passing Jordan Strong, Lewisville, 144 yards passing, TD Jacorreun Howze, 113 yards rushing, TD Brandon Nance, Dixie, 3 TD rushing Jayden Martin, Dixie, 88 yards rushing Cordell McLain, Ridgeland, 13 tackles Josh Winbush, Ware Shoals, 11 tackles, 4 TFL SCISA Player of the Week, Silas Brawner, Pinewood Prep , junior quarterback passed for 304 yards and five touchdowns in a win over Trinity Collegiarte. SCISA Honor Roll Lavoris Lucas, Pinewood Prep, 116 all-purpose yards, 2 TD Kevin Johnson, Northwood Academy, 19-of-31 passing, 207 yards, TD Aydan Hogan, Northwood Academy, 7 receptions, 100 yards John Whetsell, Dorchester Academy, 123 yards rushing, 2 TD; 25 yards receiving John Quattlebaum, Dorchester Academy, 184 yards passing, 3 TD Chelly Williams, Orangeburg Prep, 275 yards passing, 2 TD Tilden Riley, Orangeburg Prep, 7 receptions, 202 yards, 2 TD Christian Williams, Thomas Sumter, 12 receptions, 226 yards, 2 TD Cael Parler, Calhoun Academy, 117 yards rushing, 3 TD Colt Layton, Calhoun Academy, 117 yards rushing, TD Jace Williams, Thomas Sumter, 218 yards passing, TD Andrew Miller, Florence Christian, 118 yards rushing, TD Cale Owens, Colleton Prep, 97 yards passing, TD; 88 yards rushing, TD Tanner Wolf, Colleton Prep, 101 yards rushing, 3 TD Devin Fripp, Beaufort Academy,115 yards rushing 2 TD Nyeh Underwood, Beaufort, 206 yards rushing, 3 TD Nic Shuford, Beaufort Academy, 133 yards passing, 2 TD;102 yards rushing, TD Ben McLaurin, Wilson Hall, 97 yards rushing, TD Grant Small, Williamsburg,215 yards rushing, 2 TD Michael Ard, Williamsburg, 11 tackles

Cross - .Cross High safety/wide receiver Caden Ramsey made his college destination known on Monday, announcing that he would be signing with the University of South Carolina. Ramsey (6-5, 200) is a top 10 prospect in the state and chose the Gamecocks over a final list that included Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech and Syracuse. Ramsey was offered by USC tight ends coach Shawn Elliott on June 27 and the Gamecocks quickly jumped to the top of the list. “It feels good to get it over with,” said Ramsey, who attended Saturday’s game against South Carolina State. “I felt pretty good about USC all along. Coach Elliott and coach Beamer made it feel like home. I know I made the right decision.” Ramsey is expected to play tight end in college and will likely be used primarily as a hybrid or h-back. He has only played receiver and safety at Cross. Last season, Ramsey’s 13 interceptions led the state. He has two interceptions in the first three games of this season, along with three offensive touchdowns. Last season, as a receiver, Ramsey had 38 receptions for 673 yards and eight touchdowns. Ramsey is not concerned with the move to a new position, saying that he expects to add 25 to 30 pounds once he arrives in a college setting. “I will definitely add some weight if I change positions,” he said. “It’s no big deal for me. I’ll play anywhere they tell me to play. I just want to be on the field helping us win games.” Cross head coach Shaun Wright s ays Ramsey should have no trouble switching positions. “He’s a versatile, athletic kid who can do just about anything on the field,” Wright said. “He’s our safety, a receiver, he’s our long snapper and our backup quarterback. He can punt too. He really is a once in a lifetime player for me as a coach. Generational talent.” Ramsey also is one of the state’s top basketball players and also excels in the 400 meter dash in track. Ramsey is the second Berkeley County product to commit to an SEC school, joining Timberland offensive lineman Desmond Green , who is pledged to Florida. He also is the second Cross High player ever to commit to USC, joining former defensive back Rod Wilson.

St. John’s Christian Academy Announces Dr. Jerry Brown as Head Football Coach and Bruce Ellington-Player Development Coach Moncks Corner, SC – September 8, 2025 – St. John’s Christian Academy (SJCA) is proud to announce the addition of two remarkable leaders to its football program: Dr. Jerry Brown as Head Football Coach and Bruce Ellington as the Player Development Coach . Together, they join SJCA’s dedicated coaching staff in shaping the next generation of Cavalier athletes. Dr. Jerry Brown enters his 55th year of coaching, including 36 years as a head coach. His legendary career is marked by an unmatched record of success: 8 State Championships (3 as assistant, 5 as head coach) – never losing a title game. Three State Titles at Berkeley High School (1994, 1996, 2009). One of only three coaches in South Carolina history to win state titles at three different schools: Batesburg-Leesville, Spring Valley, and Berkeley. Served as both Head Coach and Assistant in the Shrine Bowl and North-South All-Star Games , winning all four. Inducted into the South Carolina Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2018) and the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2021). Beyond the gridiron, Dr. Brown has faithfully served as a deacon at Santee Community Church in Moncks Corner and Christ Church in Columbia. He is a devoted husband to Mary Ames Brown and proud father of three children, Lucia, Paul, and Larry, and grandfather to Ames, Edye, Hardy, and great-granddaughter Elle. Raised in Moncks Corner, Bruce Ellington is a former professional athlete known for his extraordinary accomplishments as a two-sport standout at the University of South Carolina and for his five-year career in the National Football League (NFL). High School Achievements: Led Berkeley High School to the 2009 Division II-AAAA state football championship as quarterback; finalist for South Carolina’s Mr. Football Award. On the basketball court, he earned South Carolina 4A Player of the Year with senior averages of 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists per game. Collegiate Career: Excelled as both the starting point guard for USC’s men’s basketball team and a wide receiver for the Gamecocks football program. Graduated with a degree in sociology. NFL Career: Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 2014 and played five seasons with the 49ers, Houston Texans, Detroit Lions, and New England Patriots. Ellington’s versatility, leadership, and determination are hallmarks of his athletic career and will be a source of inspiration for SJCA student-athletes. Dr. Brown and Coach Ellington embrace core values that align deeply with the mission of St. John’s Christian Academy: faith in Christ, a dedicated work ethic, determination, accountability, brotherly love, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. Together with the existing Cavalier coaching staff, they are committed to building a program that develops not only strong athletes but also strong Christian men who will serve others with integrity. “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Brown and Coach Ellington to the Cavalier Family,” said Becky Ellison, Head of School. “Their combined experience, passion for the game, and dedication to developing young men both on and off the field will strengthen our football program and inspire our school community.” Upcoming Home Game We invite our SJCA family to come out this Friday, September 12, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. for our home football game against Carolina Academy . Let’s pack the stands, show our Cavalier spirit, and give Coach Brown, Coach Ellington, and our Cavaliers a true SJCA welcome. Swords Up and Go Cavs!  Media Contact: Becky Ellison, Head of School St. John’s Christian Academy 843-761-8539 becky.ellison@sjcacavaliers.com

With 3-0 start, Fort Mill football quickly forgetting about the past seven years By WORTHY EVANS Contributing Writer Columbia - Consider the Fort Mill football team revived. With a 33-7 victory over Blythewood Friday night at Richland District Two Stadium, the Yellow Jackets are off to their best start since 2017 (when they started 4-1 and finished 4-8). At 3-0 with the win over the Bengals, Fort Mill has surpassed their yearly win total dating back to 2018. In getting their third victory the Yellow Jackets made plays in all facets of the game, including two blocked punts, one of which was returned for a touchdown, a defense that snagged two interecptions, and an offense that grinded it out and scored when it needed to. “Damn I’m proud of this team,” eighth-year head coach Rob McNeely said. “Defense was hell tonight, Special teams, I knew we could get to a kick, we practice it every freaking Wednesday, and the dudes, they executed.” Junior running back Broden Mitcheson powered the Fort Mill offense with 134 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. The Blythewood defense sacked senior quarterback Quinn Kelly six times, but Kelly stayed on his feet enough to complete 13 of 20 passes for 170 yards with one interception. The Bengals defense also forced two fumbles. Fort Mill took the opening kickoff and drove 52 yards down the field before the Blythewood defense held on fourth and four. Noah Hardy’s first field goal of the game, a 45-yarder, went through with room to spare and put the Yellow Jackets on the scoreboard. After that score, Blythewood clamped down on the Fort Mill offense, sacking Kelly four times and forcing two fumbles. The Bengals offense had its own struggles. Blythewood put together an 11-play, 61-yard drive before failing to convert on a third-and-10 at the Fort Mill 20. Ashton Davis came in for a 37-yard field goal attempt to tie it at the end of the first quarter, but the holder muffed the snap and the resulting kick sailed lazily to the right, well short of the goal posts. Blythewood went three-and-out on a possession halfway through the second quarter and Davis came on to punt. Fort Mill defender Brett Scales shot through the line and slapped Davis’s kick to the ground. Scales then scooped up the football around the 30-yard line and ran it in easily to put the Yellow Jackets up 10-0. “Brett Scales is the heart and soul of our team,” McNeely said. “He’s a coach out on the field. He comes hard every day. He runs defensive scout team for us to get a look. That’s the kind of kid he is, and those kids are better players (because of him). They’re great kids and I love them.” After Blythewood quarterback James Veasey threw an interception, Fort Mill drove to the Bengals’ 7-yard line. The Blythewood defense held, but Hardy knocked in a chip shot from 24 yards out with 12 seconds left in the half to give the Yellow Jackets a 13-0 lead at the half. Mitcheson capped a mid-third quarter drive with a one-yard touchdown run that put Fort Mill up 20-0. The Yellow Jackets added two more 1-yard touchdown runs from Terrell Robinson and Andrew Kowalski in the fourth quarter to take a 33-0 lead. Veasey’s 33-yard touchdown pass to Chance Johnson with 1:32 left in the game enabled Blythewood to avoid a home-opening shutout. The Bengals (1-2) scored 70 points in their first two games, a 34-27 season-opening victory at Nation Ford Aug. 22 and a last-minute 38-36 loss at Midland Valley Aug. 29. Against the Yellow Jackets, Blythewood came up empty for more than three quarters. “We didn’t take care of our jobs tonight,” third-year Blythewood head coach James Martin said. “First half special teams really hurt us but we still fought the whole time. I’m proud for that. We had ourselves in good positions defensively, but we also put ourselves in bad positions defensively just by some field position issues. We have to keep playing and keep fighting. We have nonregion games for a reason, and we’ve got one more to get it right.” Veasey finished the night 12-for-29 in passing for 111 yards, with two interceptions. Blythewood rushers had 86 net yards on 22 carries. Fort Mill plays host to Lancaster (0-3) and Blythewood plays host to Keenan (2-1) Friday. The Yellow Jackets have seven more games this season, but McNeely said the team’s success is grounded on his players’ belief in themselves. “None of the previous years should affect this year’s outcome. End of story,” he said. “These kids believe in themselves and each other, and I’m just proud of them.” Fort Mill 3 10 7 13 – 33 Blythewood 0 0 0 7 – 7 First Quarter F - Noah Hardy 45 field goal 7:24 Second Quarter F - Brett Scales 30 blocked punt return (Hardy kick) 5:56 F - Hardy 24 field goal :12 Third Quarter F - Broden Mitcheson 1 run (Hardy kick) 6:32 Fourth Quarter F - Terrell Robinson 1 run (Hardy Kick) 10:10 F - Andrew Kowalski 1 run (kick failed) 4:49 B - Chance Johnson 33 pass from James Veasey (Ashton Davis kick) 1:32 FM BHS First downs 17 12 Rushes-yds 38-87 22-86 Passing yds 170 111 Att-Com-Int 20-13-1 29-12-2 Fumbles-lost 2-2 0-0 Penalties-yds 8-65 5-60 Punts-avg 3-46.0. 4-29.5 Individual Statistics RUSHING F - Broden Mitcheson 22-134, Quinn Kelly 11-(-50), Andrew Kowalski 2-2, Terrell Robinson 1-1, Team 2-5. B - Landon Strong 9-60, James Veasey 9-8, Brandon Mayre 4-18. PASSING F - Quinn Kelly 13-20-1. B - James Veasey 12-29-2. RECEIVING F - Jameson Terrell 5-64, Henry Crocker 3-35, Deveian Southward 2-32, Keenan McCormack 1-22, Joseph Duey 1-20, Broden Mitcheson 1-7. B - Chance Johnson 5-62, Ryan Hall 2-29, Tay’Shon Johnson 2-13, Ben Hendrix 1-10, Team 2-(-3).

Northwestern senior CB/WR Jonathan (5-10, 160) in the Div II Class AAAAA Championship Game in 2024.

The battle of top ten teams, #3 ranked Bamberg-Erhardt hosting last year's Class AA lower state champions #7 Barnwell.

Chargers jump out to 21-0 lead in first quarter and cruise to victory

Summerville - The longest and most intense high school football rivalry in the Lowcountry rekindled on Friday night as the Summerville Green Wave hosted the Stags of Berkeley. Both teams came into the game as ranked teams in Class AAAAA. Summerville was ranked sixth and Berkeley was ranked 10 th . Friday’s contest before a sold out Memorial Stadium was the 92 nd game played in the series that began in 1923. Summerville has had their way overall, winning 64 of the previous contests with four ties. Berkeley’s last win came in 2019. This year’s game was expected to be the most competitive meeting in several years with both teams loaded with explosive players. However, Berkeley’s most explosive player, junior quarterback Henry Rivers, did not play due to injury. Without their leader, the Stags struggled offensively and the Green Wave rolled to 36-20 win. Summerville improved to 2-1 while Berkeley dropped to 2-1. The Stags were seeking their first 3-0 start since 2018. Summerville used two quarterbacks, seniors Max Stafford and Cooper Kafina. Stafford started and played most of the snaps in the first two games but Kafina took advantage of his opportunity, throwing touchdown passes to Terue Davis (44 yards) and Jaiden Kelly-Murray (20 yards) in the first half as the Green Wave built a 20-0 lead by halftime. Kafina finished the night with three touchdown passes and 239 yards. “We feel like we have two quarterbacks who can lead our team,” Summerville coach Ian Rafferty said. “Max took a hit and could not return so Cooper played most of the game and did a great job. “It’s a good win for us but we still need to clean some things help. Too many penalties and mistakes, but if we can clean it up, we have a chance to win a lot of games.” Running back Jayven Williams (113 yards rushing) scored Summerville’s first touchdown on a 10-yard run midway through first quarter. The opening half was fairly sloppy, full of penalties, punts and turnovers. Williams opened the third quarter with Williams going 54 yards for a 27-0 lead. A few minutes later, Berkeley recovered a fumble on their own five-yard line and quarterback Keller Wofford connected with Johnathan Williams on a 95-yard scoring pass, cutting the lead to 27-7 with more than nine minutes left in the third. Summerville added a field goal and an 82-yard touchdown pass from Kafina to Kelly-Murray to push the lead to 36-7 late in the third. Murray had six receptions for 180 yards in the game. Wofford threw a second touchdown pass, a 23-yarder to Jordan Livingston. Later on the fourth, LJ Washington capped the scoring with a three-yard run with 4:27 left in the contest. Washington rushed for 127 yards while Wofford threw for 165 yards. Summerville will have a bye next week before traveling to Chapin on Sept. 19. Berkeley will host West Ashley next Friday night.

Silver Foxes led by All-State performer Zori Pierce at quarterback